LiveChat + Slack

Send new LiveChat chats as private Slack messages

When a new chat begins in the LiveChat platform, ensure you never miss a beat with this automation workflow. It immediately sends a message to a private channel in your Slack app, keeping your team updated without constant manual checks. Enjoy less interruption and more efficiency in your customer service communication tasks.

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New Chat
Triggers when the chat is started.
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Send Private Channel Message
Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.
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Supported triggers and actions

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Chat Changed
Triggers when the tag list for a particular chat was changed.
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New Chat
Triggers when the chat is started.
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New Visitor in Queue
Triggers when a visitor enters queue.
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New Channel
Triggers when a new #channel is created.
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- Include Alias
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- User Name
- Highlight Word
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- Reaction
- User
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New User
Triggers when a new Slack user is created / first joins your org.
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- ChannelRequired
- UsersRequired
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- Send Multi Message
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- Zap Id
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
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- First Name
- Last Name
- Title
- Email
- User
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- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
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Retrieve Thread Messages
This action retrieves all the messages sent to a specific thread in a selected channel.
Action
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Create Private Channel
This action creates a private channel in Slack.
Action
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Edit Message
This action updates a specific message on Slack. You need to provide the Channel ID, the Timestamp of the message to be edited, the new text for the message, and a boolean to indicate if you want to edit a bot message.
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- Search QueryRequired
- Sort By
- Sort Direction
Action
Search
- IDRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- UsernameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
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Finished Chat
Triggers when the chat is ended.
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New Ticket
Triggers when the ticket is created.
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- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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- Channel
- User Name
- Shared
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- ChannelRequired
- Trigger for Bot Messages?
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New Saved Message
Triggers when you save a message.
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- TextRequired
- Remind when?Required
- Remind who?
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- ChannelRequired
- Message TextRequired
- Send as a bot?
- Bot Name
- Bot Icon
- Include a link to this Zap?
- Attach Image by URL
- Auto-Expand Links?
- Link Usernames and Channel Names?
- Schedule At
- File
- Thread
- Send Channel Message?
- Zap Id
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- Channel NameRequired
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- ChannelRequired
- TopicRequired
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- Status Text
- Status Emoji
- Expiration Time
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Delete Message
This action deletes an existing message in a specific channel on Slack. You need to provide the channel ID and the message timestamp as inputs.
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Remove User from Channel
This action removes a specified user from a specified channel in Slack.
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Find Public Channel
This action will find a public channel in Slack using either the channel's ID or name.
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Get Message by Timestamp
This action retrieves a specific message from a conversation history in Slack using the message's timestamp.
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- EmailRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search
- Full NameRequired
- Return Raw Results?
Action
Search

About LiveChat

LiveChat is the faster way to contact your customers. It is a web-based chat tool that lets you chat with your website visitors.

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Related categories

Customer Support

About Slack

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

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Related categories

Team Chat

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Related Zap Templates

Get Slack messages for new LiveChat chats

Get Slack messages when LiveChat chats end

Send Slack channel messages for new LiveChat visitors in queue

LiveChat + Slack

Send new LiveChat chats as private Slack messages

Chat Changed

New Chat

New Visitor in Queue

New Channel

New Team Custom Emoji

Include Alias

New Mention

User Name

Highlight Word

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Reaction Added

Channel

Reaction

User

New User

Invite User to Channel

Send Direct Message

Send Multi Message

Send as a bot?

Bot Name

Bot Icon

Include a link to this Zap?

Attach Image by URL

Auto-Expand Links?

Link Usernames and Channel Names?

Schedule At

Zap Id

Send Private Channel Message

Send as a bot?

Bot Name

Bot Icon

Include a link to this Zap?

Attach Image by URL

Auto-Expand Links?

Link Usernames and Channel Names?

Schedule At

Zap Id

File

Thread

Send Channel Message?

Update Profile

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email

User

API Request (Beta)

Query String Parameters

Headers

Additional Request Headers

Body

Retrieve Thread Messages

Create Private Channel

Edit Message

Find Message

Sort By

Sort Direction

Find User by ID

Return Raw Results?

Find User by Username

Return Raw Results?

Finished Chat

New Ticket

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Message Posted to Channel

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New File

Channel

User Name

Shared

New Message Posted to Private Channel

Trigger for Bot Messages?

New Saved Message

Add Reminder

Remind who?

Send Channel Message

Send as a bot?